Who is it for
You must have completed a Rock Skills Introduction climbing course OR have completed 10 routes on walls or outdoor crags, which includes the belaying of a climber on 10 occasions.
What does a Rock Skills Intermediate Course Cover?
- Choosing a suitable venue, how to use guidebooks and mobile devices to find crags and routes, crag etiquette and the work of the mountaineering councils.
- Warming up and injury avoidance, developing your movement skills and widening your repertoire of climbing moves.
- Rock boot fit, selecting the right equipment for improved performance and an introduction to the equipment that climbers use to protect themselves on the crag.
- Building anchors, selecting runners, ropework, belaying, holding falls, lowering, seconding a route and personal abseiling.
- The impact of climbers at the crag, ethics, access and environmental considerations.
- Identifying hazards, managing risk when climbing, abseiling and bouldering, understanding common injuries, how to get help and the role of Mountain Rescue
Accreditation
Our rock climbing courses are accredited by Mountain Training. If you wish to receive accreditation for this course, you'll need to register with Mountain Training www.mountain-training.org Registration is free for under 18s and £20 for adults.
Alternatively, we can do this for you. Just select 'Register me with Mountain Training' during the booking process.
